A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 306
May 31st, 2011 | By JesseA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 306 May 31, 2011 Main Topic: Direction of GIS Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Archive for May 2011
Animated Maps on Memorial Day Weekend
May 29th, 2011 | By JeffOn this memorial day weekend the History Channel is kicking off a week of Civil War themed shows. While watching I thought I’d see if there were any interesting maps available on the intertubes. What did I find? Some wonderful animated maps from the Civil War Trust ! The maps are flash based and progress [...]
New Pyramids Found Through Remote Sensing
May 29th, 2011 | By FrankFinding new pyramids in Egypt! Apparently a team out of NASA used IR cameras to find underground rooms of 17 new pyramids. It also found 1,000 tombs and 3,000 new settlements. Archeology through remote sensing. What’s cooler than THAT? Indiana Jones would be jealous
Cicadas, Locusts, and Mapping
May 29th, 2011 | By BarbThroughout history, cicada and locusts have produced fascination, food, and frustration, among other f words. The Cicada Mania site “Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world.” provides TONS of information on cicadas. Other calls for citizen scientists include those of University of Georgia, Dept. of Entomology, asking for pictures and locations of [...]
Call for presentations, AAG 2012 session
May 25th, 2011 | By JesseWith the AAG taking place in February next year, the call for papers will close earlier than usual (Sept 28). Due to this earlier timeline I am putting out a call for a session I am putting together that will be made up of papers that will look at Participatory or Community Integrated GIS since [...]
VerySpatial TV 43 – Frank @ AAG’11
May 24th, 2011 | By JesseFrank Lafone discusses his poster and project at the 2011 Association of American Geographers conference in Seattle. Click here to download VSTV Episode 43 full size (132 MB) Click here to download VSTV Episode 43 small size (23 MB)
A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 305
May 22nd, 2011 | By JesseA VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 305 May 22, 2011 Main Topic: The intersection of touch and mobile Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
Sony SmartAR – markerless augmented reality
May 20th, 2011 | By SueAugmented reality is one of those technologies that has seemed like it would be next big thing for the last couple of years, but it has proven pretty difficult to translate from WOW factor proof-of-concept prototypes to actual commercial implementations. When I saw this demo video of Sony’s Smart AR, though, I have to say [...]
How to Read a Map
May 19th, 2011 | By JesseFound a fun little video that shows that while we have come a long way, we are trying to share the same ideas now that we were a few decades ago.
Endeavor’s last launch is picture perfect
May 16th, 2011 | By SueI’ve already posted my thoughts on the approaching end of NASA’s space shuttle program, but Endeavor‘s last launch this morning went off perfectly, and reminded me once again how amazing the program has been. There will be one more shuttle flight, STS-135 in early July, when Atlantis takes its final trip into orbit. So, here’s [...]
